CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Hamilton County School system has announced that superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19. He tested positive on Thursday. Dr. Johnson is quarantining as a result. The school system statement says he has mild symptoms and is in good spirits. He will continue to lead the school district remotely. The school system goes on…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Newly released police body camera footage shows that the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery appeared visibly upset as police arrived in the minutes after the shooting. Travis McMichael can be heard in the video telling an officer that if the 25-year-old Black man “had stopped, this wouldn’t have happened.” McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, are…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Nearly 3 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine began shipping across the U.S. from the drug maker’s Michigan Plant yesterday. So, when can we expect the first doses to arrive in the Tennessee Valley? Well, more than 30 cities received boxes of the vaccine this morning. Coastal Georgia was one of the places that was first on the…
The Hamilton County Health Department will adopt the latest CDC guidance that allows for a reduced quarantine period.
Since the CFC made the jump to professional soccer this season, the team’s marketing department wanted to do a documentary on its inaugural pro campaign. And who knew, it would also feature a global pandemic. The docu-series is called…”No Matter What..the Rise of Chattanooga FC.” It’s scheduled to air early next year. Said head coach Peter Fuller: “We’ve all watched…
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger extended the county’s mask mandate until January 15, 2021.
Hamilton County Health Department investigations reveal that many of the new cases of COVID infection are occurring within households.
Walker County Schools is closing starting Monday, November 16, and will remain closed through the Thanksgiving holidays.
You’re not going to believe what you can do with your broom. It’s a spooky science experiment you are going to have to try. Our “Science Guy,” Jason Lindsey, shows us the science behind the standing broom.
Portions of the I-75 and I-24 split will be closed for one weekend, allowing crews to make major progress with their overall modification project.
Does your pumpkin ooze? “Science Guy” Jason Lindsey, shows us three pumpkins, which create a big mess by shooting foam out of their jack-o-lantern faces.
Ever see water walk? Our “Science Guy,” Jason Lindsey, shows us “walking water” as he mixes yellow and blue water to create green water.
Marquita Bradshaw: “It’s been over a year ago since I took a leap of faith and launched my campaign for US Senate.”
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Social Justice movement and Covid-19 have had major impacts on the UTC campus this year. So it is only natural that the topics dominated Chancellor Angle’s State of UTC address today. On the pandemic, he cited a few surprising numbers. Enrollment is up this fall. And they kept more students from the first year to second…
“Chattanooga’s first physically distanced live show of this size since spring.”
OOLTEWAH, Tenn (WDEF) – An Ooltewah mom is determined to save Halloween with a trick or treat home project. With coronavirus still spreading all across the country, this holiday could become hard to celebrate this year. Halloween enthusiast and mother , Nikki Swager has created a 6 foot socially distant candy luge. Swagger says she wanted to find a creative…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball program jumped out to a two-set lead before fighting off a furious Georgia State comeback effort including five match points to capture a 3-2 (25-23, 25-18, 20-25, 22-25, 24-22) victory inside Maclellan Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Chattanooga begins, and finishes, the 2020 fall season with a 1-0 record. Georgia State drops…
Mayor Jim Coppinger has extended Hamilton County’s mask mandate to October 8.
Harrison Ford: “He got it because he’s the best person for it, he’s the right person for it.”
“we’ve had over 32 thousand people looking at these shows.”
She is the daughter from President Trump’s second marriage to Dalton native Marla Maples.
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – The State of Tennessee commemorated the ratification of the 19th amendment through a reenactment of the historic vote on its 100th anniversary at the state capitol Tuesday. “It’s really a remembrance and a recognition of the process of how we progress in our values in our nation through national consensus,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said….
Watch Marty Stuart’s reaction to his induction.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A 5 minute video takes The Howard School students and parents on a walk-through of how students will return. It follows a student from the start of his day to the end all while he’s adhering to expectations in this new normal. “He comes to school he follows the arrows he’s always on the right-hand side…